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Historical Event on 5/16/1975

Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.

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8/6/1920Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave.
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1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
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11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.